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per million, which is the danger zone, i still don't see anyone here saying to me as chairman of the environment committee let's get a bill to the floor. oh, no. oh, no. so we're burning up, and i'm going to read a little bit from what i thought was a very well done piece in "politico," and i will read parts of it and ask unanimous consent to place it entirely in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: the amount of heat trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere passed a symbolic milestone this week, scientists announced friday, reaching levels that haven't prevailed on the earth since long before human civilization began. let me say that again. is anybody listening to this? scientists say the amount of heat-trapping carbon in the atmosphere passed a symbolic milestone this week, reaching levels that haven't prevailed on the earth since long before human civilization began. do you know who said that? noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. co2 had finally hit 400 parts per million at a key measuring station in hawaii, and this is what they say. there
per million, which is the danger zone, i still don't see anyone here saying to me as chairman of the environment committee let's get a bill to the floor. oh, no. oh, no. so we're burning up, and i'm going to read a little bit from what i thought was a very well done piece in "politico," and i will read parts of it and ask unanimous consent to place it entirely in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: the amount of heat trapping carbon dioxide in the...
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this bill is so critical to the infrastructure and to the environment. anyone who's been to the everglades knows how critical it is to make sure the everglades remain. it's a gift from god and we have the responsibility. anyone who knows the chesapeake bay knows how important it is to ensure that it's healthy, and we do that in this bill. and we do our best to ensure that the types of flooding that we saw in katrina will be minimized. we made many, many reforms and i feel good about them. now i really have to say, without the staff, none of this would be possible. i am so blessed and so is senator vitter to have the kind of staff that we have. they are dedicated. the hours that they work have no bounds. the other night we were talking at 11:00, my staff was there. this type of a bill is not easy to get through because every state has its own needs, every state has its own challenges, every state has its own problems. and we were able, because of our staffs working endlessly to meet the needs, i believe, of the whole country and that's why we have votes f
this bill is so critical to the infrastructure and to the environment. anyone who's been to the everglades knows how critical it is to make sure the everglades remain. it's a gift from god and we have the responsibility. anyone who knows the chesapeake bay knows how important it is to ensure that it's healthy, and we do that in this bill. and we do our best to ensure that the types of flooding that we saw in katrina will be minimized. we made many, many reforms and i feel good about them. now i...
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May 16, 2013
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secretary gates said -- quote -- "without knowing what the environment is, what the threats are, without having intelligence in terms of what was going on on the ground would have been very dangerous." i think we have common interests here. i have been working hard to ensure full implementation of all 29 recommendations made by the administrative review board, recommendations that ensure going forward we are providing adequate personnel and resources to meet local conditions at more than 280 facilities in over 180 countries around the world, specifically where host nations are unable to provide the adequate protection to our diplomats. and i call on our republican colleagues to join us in that effort. today i am introducing legislation. i hope we will be able to count on the support of all of our colleagues to enact this crucial, time-sensitive legislation without delay, without obstruction, without political grandstanding. the bill will provide authority to fund the capital security cost sharing program to permit us to move forward with construction at high-risk, high-threat post it "po
secretary gates said -- quote -- "without knowing what the environment is, what the threats are, without having intelligence in terms of what was going on on the ground would have been very dangerous." i think we have common interests here. i have been working hard to ensure full implementation of all 29 recommendations made by the administrative review board, recommendations that ensure going forward we are providing adequate personnel and resources to meet local conditions at more...
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laboratory for energy and the environment. through the m.i.t. energy initiative, he has been at the forefront of multidisciplinary technology and policy studies on the future of nuclear power, coal, nuclear fuel cycles, natural gas, and solar energy. the initiative has spun out numerous start-up companies from the campus labs into the emerging and important clean energy economy. in addition to his many years of service to the commonwealth, dr. moniz also knows his way around this time township which i am sure will serve him well in his new position. he served previously as undersecretary of the department of energy and before that, associate director for science in the office of science and technology policy for president clinton. one of the biggest challenges he will undoubtedly face as secretary is how to continue critical u.s. investments in emerging energy technologies including fusion in the face of a difficult budget climate. while i recognize that as secretary dr. moniz will need to recuse himself from this particular issue, i strongly su
laboratory for energy and the environment. through the m.i.t. energy initiative, he has been at the forefront of multidisciplinary technology and policy studies on the future of nuclear power, coal, nuclear fuel cycles, natural gas, and solar energy. the initiative has spun out numerous start-up companies from the campus labs into the emerging and important clean energy economy. in addition to his many years of service to the commonwealth, dr. moniz also knows his way around this time township...
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i till hi we need a balance between the economy and the environment. i think there's a balance in everybody's life you look for. and i told the president -- i told the vice president, i didn't speak to the president on this. said, mr. vice president, there's not a gun owner that i know in west virginia that believes you will put together a committee against gun violence. you just didn't have anybody to teach you the culture. so what i'm saying is -- and that's when i said here i am telling you, mr. president, in all respect, you don't have the credibility for me to believe that you're going to protect my rights. how would that be for me to sit on the sidelines and say, well, joe, i can talk to a gun owner, i know what guns do, i know how we were trained. and if i wouldn't use my position -- >> but i don't have to be gay to be if favor of gay rights. >> right. >> why do i have to own a gun to understand gun owners? [laughter] [applause] >> i guess we're a fickle group of people. [laughter] >> no, there just seems to be a bar you have to reach. >> not a
i till hi we need a balance between the economy and the environment. i think there's a balance in everybody's life you look for. and i told the president -- i told the vice president, i didn't speak to the president on this. said, mr. vice president, there's not a gun owner that i know in west virginia that believes you will put together a committee against gun violence. you just didn't have anybody to teach you the culture. so what i'm saying is -- and that's when i said here i am telling you,...